{"id":373797,"date":"2026-08-01T03:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=373797"},"modified":"2026-09-30T07:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:47:25","slug":"super-mario-sunshine-arrives-on-nintendo-switch-2-august-13-via-nintendo-classics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/super-mario-sunshine-arrives-on-nintendo-switch-2-august-13-via-nintendo-classics\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Mario Sunshine arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 August 13: via Nintendo Classics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nintendo has confirmed that Super Mario Sunshine<\/a><\/strong> is heading to Nintendo Switch 2 on August 13, 2026. It won\u2019t be sold as a standalone Nintendo eShop release. Instead, it\u2019s being added to the Nintendo GameCube: Nintendo Classics app<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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That app is exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2<\/strong>, and you\u2019ll need a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership to use it. From everything Nintendo has shown so far, this looks like an emulated version rather than a full remaster, with a cleaner presentation and features like save states. If Nintendo\u2019s current app lineup stays the same, Sunshine will bring the Nintendo GameCube catalog there up to 10 games.<\/p>\n\n

What makes this notable is how hard the game has been to get legally on modern hardware<\/strong>. On the original Nintendo Switch, the only way to buy Super Mario Sunshine was through Super Mario 3D All-Stars<\/a>, and Nintendo only sold that collection from September 18, 2020 to March 31, 2021. This finally gives players a legitimate way to go back to Mario\u2019s 2002 Isle Delfino trip with F.L.U.D.D., without having to dig out older hardware or track down a delisted collection.<\/p>\n\n

If you missed it the first time around, this is probably one to grab, whether you\u2019ve always seen Super Mario Sunshine as an underrated 3D Mario<\/strong> or as one of Nintendo\u2019s messier classics, the one people still argue about because of the camera and some frustrating missions.<\/p>\n\n

You\u2019ll be able to download Super Mario Sunshine through the Nintendo GameCube: Nintendo Classics app on Nintendo Switch 2, as long as you have an active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack<\/strong> subscription.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nintendo has confirmed that Super Mario Sunshine is heading to Nintendo Switch 2 on August 13, 2026. It won\u2019t be sold as a standalone Nintendo eShop release. Instead, it\u2019s being added to the Nintendo GameCube: Nintendo Classics app. That app is exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2, and you\u2019ll need a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion … Continue reading “Super Mario Sunshine arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 August 13: via Nintendo Classics”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1009,"featured_media":373796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-373797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t